As previously stated, the aim of the Convention was to give basic Human Rights to everyone. You will be applying the Human Rights Act 1998 and ensuring that people's Rights are protected in your courts as opposed to going to the Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg. To achieve this you will need to look at legislation and case law in a different way.

• Having read this pack, you should now have an understanding of:
• the reasons for the changes and the philosophy behind them;
• the changes in approach which will be required in the court and retiring room;
• the effect that some of the Articles will have in court; and
• an appreciation of the need to give reasons for all that you do.

The next stage in your training will be the one-day workshop. This will give you an opportunity to have questions answered, talk to your colleagues and develop your skills. The day will provide an opportunity to discuss the issues and apply the knowledge gained from reading this pack. By working through examples with your colleagues and Human Rights Act trainers, you will be able to deal confidently with Convention issues and the formatting of reasons.

Human Rights Training and the Magistrates' New Training Initiative (MNTI)
The content of this pack and the training you will receive on the one day event will impact upon various competencies contained within your Personal Development Log. In particular the new-found knowledge required will relate to Competence 1 (Achieve and Apply an understanding of the framework within which Magistrates operate); the 'New way of Thinking' will apply to Competence 3 (Think and Act Judicially) and Competence 4 (Work as a member of a Team). In addition, Chairs of benches will be leading discussions on applying new structures to the decision making process, and be making longer pronouncements in court. Therefore Competence 5 (Manage people and Process) and Competence 6 (Communicate in Court) will utilise these skills. Human Rights issues might occur in any of the areas of work that you are involved in; this training will provide you with sufficient knowledge, thought processes and skills to link in with the necessary competencies and to meet the challenges raised by the Human Rights Act 1998.